Confrontational scavenging as a possible source for language and cooperation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The emergence of language and the high degree of cooperation found among humans seems to require more than a straightforward enhancement of primate traits. Some triggering episode unique to human ancestors was likely necessary. Here it is argued that confrontatio...

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Main Authors: Szathmáry Eörs, Bickerton Derek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/261